Snobbery with Violence

Snobbery with Violence PDF Author: Marion Chesney
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780727862112
Category : Aristocracy (Social class)
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
An Edwardian murder mystery After a brief and ill-advised dalliance with the Suffragette movement, Lady Rose Summer's debut in high society turns out to be a complete disaster. Rose's father suspects that her fiance, Sir Geoffrey Blandon, is a first-class scoundrel and calls in Captain Harry Cathcart to investigate. After her scandalous public break-up with Blandon, Rose attends the last-chance soiree at Telby Castle for aristocratic women with dubious matrimonial prospects. But when a malicious guest is found dead in suspicious circumstances, Rose becomes far more interested in discovering the truth than in landing a suitor. As Harry and Rose begin to unravel this web of lies and rumours, a clever murderer sets out to make Rose's disastrous first season her last.

Snobbery with Violence

Snobbery with Violence PDF Author: Colin Watson
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571254033
Category : Authors and readers
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
'One of the most consistently busy of Britain's home industries during the past fifty years has been the manufacture of crime fiction. Some three hundred writers now contribute, more or less regularly, to the satisfaction of the public's appetite for books about murder, theft, fraud, espionage, arson, blackmail and kindred activities. . . This book is not an attempt to catalogue them . . . Its purpose is to explore some of the crime and mystery fiction of the past half century for clues to the convictions and attitudes of the large section of British society for which it was written.' In Snobbery with Violence: English Crime Stories and Their Audience, Colin Watson explores the social attitudes that are reflected in the detective story and the thriller. From Conan Doyle and Edgar Wallace to Agatha Christie and Ian Fleming, Watson takes the reader on an entertaining and informative investigation into the world of crime fiction. First published in 1971 Snobbery with Violence has become a minor classic of literary and social history and should grace the bookshelves of every crime aficionado.

Hasty Death

Hasty Death PDF Author: Marion Chesney
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312304536
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238

Book Description
The second in Chesney's Edwardian mystery series features Captain Cathcart, Lady Summer, and Superintendent Kerridge of Scotland Yard as they investigate the crimes of Edwardian aristocrats.

Sick of Shadows

Sick of Shadows PDF Author: Marion Chesney
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780727863416
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 215

Book Description
Lady Rose Summer may be a beauty, but she's still a disappointment to her parents. So when she becomes engaged to Captain Harry Cathcard, it's a relief of sorts. Rose befriends Dolly Tremaine, an exquisite country girl, but when Dolly is found floating in the river, Harry must step up and solve the mystery of her death.

Snobbery with Violence

Snobbery with Violence PDF Author: M. C. Beaton
Publisher: Robinson Publishing
ISBN: 9781849012898
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
After a brief and ill-advised dalliance with the Suffragette movement, Lady Rose Summers' debut season in London society turns out to be a complete disaster. But when a malicious guest is found dead in suspicious circumstances, Rose becomes far more interested in discovering the truth than in landing a more appropriate suitor.

Snobbery with Violence

Snobbery with Violence PDF Author: M. C. Beaton
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1429902744
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 261

Book Description
When a marriage proposal appears imminent for the beautiful -- if rebellious -- Lady Rose Summer, her father wants to know if her suitor's intentions are honorable. He calls on Captain Harry Cathcart, the impoverished younger son of a baron, to do some intelligence work on the would-be fiancee, Sir Geoffrey Blandon. After his success in uncovering Geoffrey's dishonorable motives, Harry fashions a career out of "fixing" things for wealthy aristocrats. So when the Marquess of Hedley finds one of his guests dead at a lavish house party, he knows just the man to call. But when Harry is caught between his client's desire for discretion and his suspicion that murder may indeed have been committed, he enlists the help of Superintendent Kerridge of the Scotland Yard and Lady Rose, also a guest at Lord Hedley's. Set in Britain and the Edwardian world of parties, servants, and scandal, M. C. Beaton's Snobbery with Violence is a delightful combination of murderous intrigue and high society.

Snobbery with Violence

Snobbery with Violence PDF Author: Marion Chesney
Publisher: Severn House
ISBN: 9780727875525
Category : Cathcart, Harry (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
An Edwardian murder mysteryLady Rose Summer's father calls in Captain Harry Cathcart to investigate his daughter's fianci. After a public and scandalous break-up, Rose attends a soirie for aristocratic women with dubious matrimonial prospects - where a guest is found dead in suspicious circumstances. Rose and Harry investigate, and find that danger is a lot easier to attract that an appropriate suitor.

Snobbery with Violence

Snobbery with Violence PDF Author: Colin Watson
Publisher: Eyre & Spottiswoode
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 264

Book Description

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